Human Rights Watch on Thursday called for Algerian authorities to put a halt to excessive control over civil society groups and urged them to enact new laws based on accepted international standards for freedom of association.

According to the group, a current proposed bill that seeks to update Law 12-06 , enacted in 2012, does not amend its problematic provisions, among which are ambiguous definitions of “national constants and values,” “public order,” “morality,” “interference in the domestic affairs of the country” or “national sovereignty.” The new bill additionally does not remove or alter the nation’s burdensome registration requirements for civil groups.

Speaking on the proposed bill, Alexis Thiry, legal advisor at MENA Rights Group stated, “Rather than addressing shortcomin

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